Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 0.02799 | +0.0096 | pay 0.0012% / 1h | 57m 29s | $765K | $8.1M | 10x | Long Gate | |
| SHORT | 0.02818 | +0.4572 | get 0.0571% / 1h | 57m 29s | $414K | $1.7M | 5x | Short Aster≤10% back |
Price gap+0.689%
Funding gap+0.4476% /8h
Funding pays +$134 a day on $10k, but the gap is 0.355% under its 7d average: −$35 if it goes back, about 6 hours of funding. At the last 7 days' pace that is about 3 hours.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding+$523+0.4476% /8h now · paid +5.226% over the last 2 days (all we have)
Price−$35spread +0.689% now, avg +1.044% → −0.355% if it goes back
Costs−$1,15011.502% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$663−6.63%+ Points / potential airdropAster: Stage 5 · farm boardWhat the last 7D really paid, hour by hour → backtest
Funding history
you earnyou payavg
RANGE STATS · 7D
Average /8h—
Highest—
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Paid you—
Short leg rate minus long leg rate, per 8h. Above zero: the pair pays you.
Price spread between the two exchanges
Aster price against Gatenow
RANGE STATS · 7D
Now+0.689%
Average—
Range—
Wider than now—
Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
share of time at each level
Funding on every exchange
/8hPAID on 3 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
2 ok · 4 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size254.7 / 326.2 bpAt $10k Aster’s book costs 326.2 bp to enter, 1.3× Gate’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$1,000 + $2,000Gate 10x, Aster 5x. Keep about 2× this so a sharp move doesn’t liquidate one leg.
- OK: Same payment interval1h / 1hBoth legs pay at the same time.Next 24h at the current rates, on $10k a leg: +$134.28Long Gate: 24 payments, −$2.88; short Aster: 24 payments, +$137.16.
- Watch: Gap narrower than usual+0.689% vs +1.044%Less room for the price leg to pay you. If it goes back to average, the short loses.
- Watch: Short leg is thinner$414K vs $765K OIAster sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legAster Stage 5Volume here counts toward the points program.
- Watch: KYCGate Yes · Aster NoKYC before the futures account opens; unverified accounts can only withdraw and close positions.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned+1.0188%/8h × 21 periods+$2,139.55
Price spread+0.689% → +1.044% (7d avg)−$35.46
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$1,127.22
Fee Gate bp × 2 orders−$15.00
Fee Aster bp × 2 orders−$8.00
Net · 7 days · $10k+$953.87
Costs to cover11.502%Break-even3.9 days
Slippage: Gate: live order book, 5 min ago; Aster: live order book, 5 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGGate0.71254.7 bp−$255doesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTAster29.83326.2 bp−$326doesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.
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